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Township Establishment to be approved with the Droogeheuvel, Middelvlei and Westonaria South Provincial Flagship Project. The Project as a whole is envisaged to be an integrated, sustainable human settlement, utilising the principles of the Breaking New Ground policy (BNG) of the National Department of Housing. It thereby provides a “new way of thinking” towards housing delivery, ensuring the development of Mixed Housing (mixed-income, densities, typologies, race, etc.), while simultaneously consolidating urban development in the West Rand region of Gauteng. The Project has arisen out of the Bekkersdal Renewal Project in which a need was identified to relocate the portion of the Bekkersdal Community which is located in informal settlements on dolomitic land. |
Status | Township Approved. Construction underway in phases as funding permits |
Client | Gauteng Department of Local Government and Housing |
Project Location | West of Mohlakeng township, south of Aureus industrial area, Randfontein |
Municipality | Randfontein Local Municipality, Gauteng Province |
Stakeholders | Harmony Gold Ltd. (Land owner), Dept. Local Government and Housing (Developer), Randfontein LM (Bulk infrastructure), Westonaria LM (Source of beneficiaries), Absa Ltd.: (Implementing Agent), Powerhouse Consortium (Lead consultant) |
Project Scope | Phased development of township of 2211 stands: 1179 subsidised erven, 967 erven for financed linked and bonded units, 6 erven for 549 grouped housing units and 59 for business, community and other uses; installation of services and construction of the subsidised units. |
Project Value | Approx. R 179,415 million (excl. non subsidised houses and non-residential developments) |
Implementation programme | Pilot Project (500 Erven): 1 Nov 2007 – 23 Sept 2010 and |
Project Timeframe | Original timeframe: 3 ½ Years |